diff --git a/src/gajim.py b/src/gajim.py
index b224ef0e9499bc1df97c0aa81345dd1f6cec1370..cb60495df15e5b0856f89234f205b543d40c4d51 100644
--- a/src/gajim.py
+++ b/src/gajim.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ if os.name == 'nt':
     sys.path.append('.')
 
 from common import logging_helpers
-logging_helpers.init('TERM' in os.environ)
+logging_helpers.init(sys.stderr.isatty())
 
 import logging
 # gajim.gui or gajim.gtk more appropriate ?